Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 5, 2013, 3:38 AM EST for 10 counties in Indiana; 29 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Dec 5, 2013, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2013, 3:38 AM EST (08:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 5, 2013, 8:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2013, 9:43 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 39 counties
Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Larue County, KY, Logan County, KY, Meade County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 7:30 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Prospect, KY | GLAZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES |
| Dec 6, 7:50 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Leavenworth, IN | ICING ON ELEVATED SURFACES... NOT YET ON ROADS. |
| Dec 6, 7:52 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Beechwood, IN | ICING ON ROADS. |
| Dec 6, 7:59 AM EST | SLEET 0 | Jasper, IN | MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN |
| Dec 6, 8:25 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Charlestown, IN | ON TREE BRANCHES |
| Dec 6, 9:16 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Rochester, KY | GLAZE ON CARS |
| Dec 6, 9:20 AM EST | SLEET 0 | Tell City, IN | MODERATE SLEET FALLING |
| Dec 6, 10:16 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | New Albany, IN | |
| Dec 6, 10:28 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | 1 Nw Martinsburg, IN | FREEZING RAIN CHANGED OVER TO SLEET. GLAZE ON ROADS. |
| Dec 6, 11:19 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Corydon, IN | GLAZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES |
| Dec 6, 11:41 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Jeffersonville, IN | POWER LINES DOWN |
| Dec 6, 1:08 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Jasper, IN | |
| Dec 6, 1:09 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Paoli, IN | |
| Dec 6, 1:10 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | English, IN | GLAZE ON ROADS |
| Dec 6, 1:10 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Salem, IN | |
| Dec 6, 1:18 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Tell City, IN | |
| Dec 6, 1:19 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Lewisport, KY | |
| Dec 6, 1:23 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Beaver Dam, KY | |
| Dec 6, 1:47 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Corydon, IN | FREEZING RAIN CHANGED TO SLEET AND SNOW. GLAZE ON ROADS. |
| Dec 6, 1:53 PM EST | SLEET 0.5 | 1 Nw Martinsburg, IN | HALF AN INCH OF SLEET FELL BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW |
| Dec 6, 1:53 PM EST | SLEET 0.5 | Martinsburg, IN | HALF AN INCH OF SLEET FELL BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW |
| Dec 6, 1:56 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Lawrenceburg, KY | GLAZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES |
| Dec 6, 2:20 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | Fordsville, KY | ROAD ARE HAZARDOUS. SNOWING NOW. |
| Dec 6, 2:21 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Charlestown, IN | .5 INCH OF SNOW ON GROUND |
| Dec 6, 2:52 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Crestwood, KY | |
| Dec 6, 2:52 PM EST | SLEET 0.2 | Crestwood, KY | .1 GLAZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES |
| Dec 6, 3:03 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Portersville, IN | 0.2 INCH LAYER OF ICE |
| Dec 6, 3:04 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Jasper, IN | |
| Dec 6, 3:06 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Celestine, IN | |
| Dec 6, 3:06 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Ireland, IN | RELAYED FROM PUBLIC |
| Dec 6, 3:06 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Ireland, IN | EMERGENECY MANAGER RELAYED SEVERAL REPORTS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN IRELAND |
| Dec 6, 3:07 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Ferdinand, IN | |
| Dec 6, 3:07 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Ferdinand, IN | |
| Dec 6, 3:25 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Palmyra, IN | 2 INCHES IN LAST HOUR. SNOWING HEAVY. |
| Dec 6, 3:56 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Vine Grove, KY | |
| Dec 6, 3:57 PM EST | SLEET 0.2 | Vine Grove, KY | |
| Dec 6, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 3 Ssw Adyeville, IN | SPOTTER REPORTED 3.4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET MEASURED JUST OUTSIDE OF ST. MEINRAD |
| Dec 6, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 3 Ssw Adyeville, IN | SPOTTER REPORTED 3.4 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED JUST OUTSIDE OF ST. MEINRAD |
| Dec 6, 4:50 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Orleans, IN | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF 7 INCHES MEASURED IN ORLEANS |
| Dec 6, 4:53 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Nw Martinsburg, IN | 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 3 HOURS AFTER CHANGING OVER FROM SLEET |
| Dec 6, 5:03 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | New Albany, IN | MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN NEW ALBANY |
| Dec 6, 5:04 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Underwood, IN | MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF CLOSE TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN UNDERWOOD |
| Dec 6, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 3.2 | Georgetown, IN | MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF 3.25 INCHES OF SNOW IN GEORGETOWN |
| Dec 6, 5:16 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Floyds Knobs, IN | MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN FLOYDS KNOBS |
| Dec 6, 5:16 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Goshen, KY | MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF 3 INCHES IN GOSHEN |
| Dec 6, 5:17 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Temple, IN | MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN TEMPLE |
| Dec 6, 5:29 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.33 | 4 Sw Yeaman, KY | SPOTTER REPORTED A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION AS WELL AS 0.5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY |
| Dec 6, 5:30 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Prospect, KY | 0.2 INCHES OF ICE REPORTED TO HAVE ACCUMULATED BY CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Dec 6, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Prospect, KY | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN PROSPECT |
| Dec 6, 5:40 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Lewisport, KY | A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTED IN LEWISPORT |
| Dec 6, 5:40 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Lewisport, KY | REPORT OF 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN LEWISPORT |
| Dec 6, 5:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Corydon, IN | SPOTTER REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN CORYDON |
| Dec 6, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Tell City, IN | HASHTAG LMKSPOTTER REPORT OF 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN TELL CITY WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Dec 6, 6:12 PM EST | SNOW 5 | St. Anthony, IN | SPOTTER CALLED IN REPORT OF 5 INCHES IN ST. ANTHONY |
| Dec 6, 6:16 PM EST | SNOW 7.5 | 3 Nw Hardinsburg, IN | SPOTTER REPORTED 7.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN REGO |
| Dec 6, 6:25 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Leavenworth, IN | SPOTTER REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN LEAVENWORTH |
| Dec 6, 6:32 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Ferdinand, IN | EM RELAYED REPORT OF 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN FERDINAND |
| Dec 6, 6:32 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Ireland, IN | EMERGENECY MANAGER RELAYED SEVERAL REPORTS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN IRELAND |
| Dec 6, 6:32 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Jasper, IN | EMERGENCY MANAGER RELAYED SEVERAL REPORTS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN JASPER |
| Dec 6, 6:32 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Celestine, IN | EM RELAYED REPORT OF 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN CELESTINE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 221 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1257 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KLMK 050838 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 338 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND STALL JUST SOUTH OF KENTUCKY. SEVERAL MOISTURE-RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATER THIS EVENING. THE TRANSITION THEN WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-052100- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0500Z-131207T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0004.131206T0300Z-131207T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 338 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /238 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA LATER THIS EVENING. IT SHOULD TRANSITION AGAIN TO JUST SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH THE INTENSITY FORECAST TO PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST INTENSITY OF SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WHERE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ062-063-071-072-052100- /O.EXB.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ EDMONSON KY-HART KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 238 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER FROM RAIN TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR SOME TIME BETWEEN LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061-070-052100- /O.EXT.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-LOGAN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... RUSSELLVILLE 338 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /238 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE OHIO RIVER...AROUND DAYBREAK ALONG AN ELIZABETHTOWN TO FRANKFORT LINE...AND THEN BY LATE MORNING...EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO OCCUR ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RJS/MJP
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLMK 050954 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 454 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND STALL JUST SOUTH OF KENTUCKY. SEVERAL MOISTURE-RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATER THIS EVENING. THE TRANSITION THEN WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-052100- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.131206T0300Z-131207T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 454 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /354 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA LATER THIS EVENING. IT SHOULD TRANSITION AGAIN TO JUST SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH THE INTENSITY FORECAST TO PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST INTENSITY OF SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WHERE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>063-070>072-052100- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY- WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN... FRANKLIN 454 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /354 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE OHIO RIVER...AROUND DAYBREAK ALONG AN ELIZABETHTOWN TO FRANKFORT LINE...AND THEN BY LATE MORNING...EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO OCCUR ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RJS/MJP
000 WWUS43 KLMK 051748 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1248 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS SLIDING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF KENTUCKY. SEVERAL MOISTURE-RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE...WHICH IS VERY DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATER THIS EVENING. THE TRANSITION WILL THEN SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. KYZ023>026-030-031-033-060500- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLMK.WS.W.0004.131206T0300Z-131207T0600Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-JEFFERSON KY- OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE 1248 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1148 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE OHIO RIVER. A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WILL THEN LIKELY OCCUR BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH FEW IMPACTS DUE TO INITIAL WARM AND WET ROAD SURFACES. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS AND SLEET UP TO 1 INCH WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ICING EVENT UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HANCOCK...OHIO...BRECKINRIDGE...AND MEAD COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...UP TO 1 INCH OF SLEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-060500- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.131206T0300Z-131207T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 1248 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1148 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA LATER THIS EVENING. IT SHOULD TRANSITION AGAIN TO JUST SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH THE SNOW INTENSITY FORECAST TO PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO 1 INCH OF SLEET IS EXPECTED FOLLOWED BY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA. THE HEAVIEST INTENSITY OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WHERE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ027>029-034>043-045>049-053>057-061>063-070>072-060500- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY- HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY- BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY- JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY- MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE... WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 1248 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1148 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR AROUND DAYBREAK ALONG AN ELIZABETHTOWN TO FRANKFORT LINE...AND THEN BY LATE MORNING...EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHER PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MJP/BJS
000 WWUS43 KLMK 052254 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 554 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PROGRESSED SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. MEANWHILE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. SEVERAL MOISTURE-RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE...WHICH IS VERY DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING TO AROUND THE OHIO RIVER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THE TRANSITION WILL THEN SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>026-030>033-060700- /O.EXT.KLMK.WS.W.0004.131206T0100Z-131207T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY- TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE 554 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /454 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING. IT SHOULD TRANSITION AGAIN TO JUST SNOW DURING THE MORNING OR BY MIDDAY...WITH THE SNOW INTENSITY FORECAST TO PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL THEN RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA TO END THE EVENT. THE HEAVIEST INTENSITY OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 INCH OF SLEET...ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL THEN RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES TO END THE EVENT. WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY INCLUDING OHIO...HANCOCK...BRECKINRIDGE ...AND MEADE COUNTIES CAN EXPECT ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH...ALONG WITH UP TO 1 INCH OF SLEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO END THE EVENT. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ027>029-034>043-045>049-053>057-061>063-070>072-060700- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY- HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY- BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY- JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY- MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE... WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 554 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /454 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR AROUND OR JUST AFTER DAYBREAK ALONG AN ELIZABETHTOWN TO FRANKFORT LINE...AND THEN BY LATE MORNING...EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BJS
000 WWUS43 KLMK 060400 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1100 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PROGRESSED SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. MEANWHILE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. SEVERAL MOISTURE-RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE...WHICH IS VERY DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MAKE IT TO AROUND THE OHIO RIVER OVERNIGHT. THE TRANSITION WILL THEN SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. KYZ056-057-060500- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ GARRARD KY-MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...RICHMOND 1100 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINTRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FRIDAY EVENING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL UNDER WARNING CRITERIA. STAY TUNED AS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING. $$ KYZ027>029-034>038-061100- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY- HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE 1100 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1000 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR AROUND OR JUST AFTER DAYBREAK ALONG AN ELIZABETHTOWN TO FRANKFORT LINE. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>026-030>033-061100- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY- TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE 1100 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1000 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING NOW. IT SHOULD TRANSITION AGAIN TO JUST SNOW DURING THE MORNING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA TO MIDDAY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER...WITH THE SNOW INTENSITY FORECAST TO PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA HEAVY SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. ALONG THE OHIO RIVER AND FOR POINTS SOUTH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT AT FIRST WITH SNOW ADDED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR SLEET AND AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ039>043-045>049-053>055-061>063-070>072-061100- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0014.131206T1300Z-131207T0600Z/ ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY- NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY- MARION KY-BOYLE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY- WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 1100 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1000 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: THE CHANGEOVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR SOMETIME DURING THE MORNING HOURS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: THE TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MIX IN WITH THE FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RJS
000 WWUS43 KLMK 060449 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1149 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PROGRESSED SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. MEANWHILE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. SEVERAL MOISTURE-RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE...WHICH IS VERY DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MAKE IT TO AROUND THE OHIO RIVER OVERNIGHT. THE TRANSITION WILL THEN SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>038-061100- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE 1149 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1049 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING NOW OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA. THIS MIX SHOULD GET INTO THE OHIO RIVER AREA SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT SHOULD TRANSITION AGAIN TO JUST SNOW DURING THE MORNING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA TO MIDDAY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER...WITH THE SNOW INTENSITY FORECAST TO PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA HEAVY SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. ALONG THE OHIO RIVER AND FOR POINTS SOUTH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT AT FIRST WITH SNOW ADDED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR SLEET AND SNOW AND AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ039>043-045>049-053>055-061>063-070>072-061100- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0014.131206T1300Z-131207T0600Z/ ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY- NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY- MARION KY-BOYLE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY- WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 1149 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1049 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE CHANGEOVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR SOMETIME DURING THE MORNING HOURS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: THE TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MIX IN WITH THE FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE- EXISTING SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KLMK 060912 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 412 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS PLENTIFUL MOISTURE RIDES OVER THE TOP OF SOME ARCTIC AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>038-061700- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE 412 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /312 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEAR THE OHIO RIVER. A TRANSITION TO JUST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND AROUND MIDDAY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER...WITH THE SNOW INTENSITY FORECAST TO PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA HEAVY SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. ALONG THE OHIO RIVER AND FOR POINTS SOUTH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT AT FIRST WITH SNOW ADDED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES FOR SLEET AND SNOW AND BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF INCH OF ICE. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON TONIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ039>043-045>049-053>055-061>063-070>072-061700- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0014.131206T1300Z-131207T0600Z/ ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY- NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY- MARION KY-BOYLE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY- WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 412 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /312 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: THE CHANGEOVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR SOMETIME DURING THE MORNING HOURS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: THE TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MIX IN WITH THE FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT. ANY PRE- EXISTING SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KLMK 061700 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS PLENTIFUL MOISTURE RIDES OVER THE TOP OF SOME ARCTIC AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. KYZ061-070000- /O.UPG.KLMK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ BUTLER KY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORGANTOWN 1100 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. A TRANSITION TO JUST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY LATE EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT WITH SNOW ADDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR SLEET AND SNOW AND BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF INCH OF ICE. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>038-070000- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /1100 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEAR THE OHIO RIVER. A TRANSITION TO JUST SNOW WILL CONTINUE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS ALONG THE OHIO RIVER AND SOUTH CAN EXPECT A CHANGE OVER TO JUST SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE SNOW INTENSITY IS FORECAST TO PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA HEAVY SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. ALONG THE OHIO RIVER AND FOR POINTS SOUTH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT AT FIRST WITH SNOW ADDED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES FOR SLEET AND SNOW AND BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF INCH OF ICE. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ039>043-045>049-053>055-062-063-070>072-070000- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY- NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY- MARION KY-BOYLE KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN... FRANKLIN 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /1100 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: FREEZING RAIN LOOKS TO CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MIX IN WITH THE FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AMS
000 WWUS43 KLMK 062051 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 351 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS PLENTIFUL MOISTURE RIDES OVER THE TOP OF SOME ARCTIC AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELLING THIS EVENING. KYZ039>043-045-053-062-063-070>072-070515- /O.UPG.KLMK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T1200Z/ ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY- NELSON KY-LARUE KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...HODGENVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 351 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /251 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY FOLLOW LATE TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE AND ARE FORECAST TO RECEIVE UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THIS EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZE. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT SO ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS THIS EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>038-061-070515- /O.EXT.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T1200Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-BUTLER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...MORGANTOWN 351 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /251 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING. OVER NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY LATE THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY FOLLOW LATE TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: CONTINUED HEAVY SNOW OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA WILL CAUSE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BY LATE THIS EVENING. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT. CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AND ARE FORECAST TO RECEIVE UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THIS EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZE. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT SO ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS THIS EVENING. 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AFTER MIDNIGHT...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LOOK TO CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZE. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT SO ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KYZ046>049-054-055-070515- /O.EXT.KLMK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131207T1200Z/ WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...LEBANON...DANVILLE 351 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE IN THE ADVISORY AREA WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LOOK TO CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZE. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT SO ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AMS
000 WWUS43 KLMK 070243 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT... INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045-053-061>063-070>072- 070345- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T1200Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-LARUE KY-BUTLER KY- EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...HODGENVILLE... MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /843 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED THIS EVENING. PATCHES OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$ KYZ046>049-054>057-064>067-073>078-081-082-071200- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131207T1200Z/ WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /843 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE IN THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT: A QUICK COATING OF SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH MAY BE POSSIBLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZE. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT SO ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ EER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 5, 12:14 AM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 12:14 AM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1214 AM EST Thu Dec 5 2013
...Updated Aviation Discussion...
...Forecast Update...
Issued at 928 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2013
Just a few minor tweaks were made to the grids this evening to bring
them in line with current obs and adjust the timing of precipitation
beginning. Went ahead and pushed back the onset of precipitation
over southern Indiana just a couple of hours. Otherwise, everything
looks to be in good shape.
.SHORT TERM (Now - Thursday)...
Issued at 335 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2013
One quick note: After coordination with neighboring offices, decided
to add in Logan county for the winter storm watch.
As for the short term, low pressure area over northeast Iowa is
dragging a front through the central Missouri/Arkansas at this time.
This front will shift slowly eastward during this period, only
getting to the Ohio River around daybreak Thursday and into our
southeast zones by the end of the day. Southwest flow aloft through
the period will bring a steady increase in low-level moisture, with
precipitable water up to 2-3 standard deviations above normal, near
record levels for December.
That said, rain chances will go up to categorical Thursday, with
rainfall totals by the end of this period ranging from a quarter to
a half inch. A look at soundings indicates the precip type as all
rain, as we get warm air aloft into the region and surface temps
remain far enough above freezing. The only thing to mention is that
forecast soundings still have a sliver elevated cape that could
allow for an isolated rumble of thunder late tonight all locations,
then shifting to only ahead of the front during the day Thursday.
Low and high temps this period will depend on how quickly that front
moves through. Lows tomorrow morning likely will have a
twenty-degree range across the forecast area, with a similar spread
for highs.
.LONG TERM (Thursday Night-Wednesday)...
Issued at 346 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2013
Thursday Night - Saturday Morning...
...IMPACTFUL WINTER EVENT LIKELY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...
Arctic cold front will be south of the forecast area at the start of
the forecast period Thursday evening. Initial precipitation type
will be all rain across the CWA as warm boundary layer temperatures
will not support anything frozen. The warm layer aloft will begin
collapsing from northwest to southeast through the overnight, while
sub-freezing surface temps also begin to nudge in from the
northwest. As this occurs, a wintry mix characterized by initial
freezing rain and sleet, eventually transitioning to light or
moderate snow dependent on location. As we move through the day on
Friday, expect this freezing/transition line to slide gradually
southeast, changing areas south and east of the Ohio River to a mix
and then snow. Precipitation will then end mainly as light snow on
Friday evening from west to east. Will break down specific areas
where confidence is higher in the most dominant precipitation types
and talk about general amounts. Please keep in mind that these
initial numbers are based on a highly complex low level thermal
profile, and numbers locations will likely change as we near the
event.
...Southern Indiana and Hancock County Kentucky...
With the cold air arriving in this region quickest, expect light
accumulations of sleet and/or freezing rain before dawn to change to
light to moderate snow around dawn and after. Snow should last for a
good portion of the day on Friday, with mid level analysis
supporting strong frontogenesis underneath the right entrance region
of the strong upper level jet. Cross section analysis does indicate
some negative EPV values indicative of conditional symmetric
instability (slantwise instability) in this region. Banded snowfall
is expected with brief periods of heavy snowfall possible. Will go
with a range of 3 to 7 inches of snow for this area, with varying
amounts of light sleet and ice accumulations to go along with it. It
should be noted that if the transition takes longer, the lower
amounts on snow totals are more likely, with greater sleet accums.
The opposite is true if the change over is faster with the higher
snow totals (maybe underdone) and lesser sleet accums. As far as the
Winter Storm Watch goes, this area appears poised to be upgraded to
a Winter Storm Warning when confidence becomes a bit higher.
...West Central Kentucky...
The latest data suggests that this area has the highest potential to
see some significant (up to 0.25) ice accumulations due to a
slightly prolonged period of freezing rain from 10 AM to 4 PM EST on
Friday. Looking at the low level thermal profiles, this area will
see the most pronounced overlap between surface sub-freezing
temperatures and the warm nose aloft holding on. Depending on how
long this scenario holds before the transition to sleet and snow,
ice accumulations up to a quarter inch on roadways may be possible.
Trees and powerlines would likely see slightly lower accum ratios
due to the lighter winds and moderate precipitation rates. Once this
area transitions to snow, they could pick up a quick 1 to 3 inches
before deep moisture exits and ice crystals are lost Friday evening.
As far as the Winter Storm Watch goes in this area, an upgrade to a
Winter Storm Storm Warning may be needed when confidence in thermal
profiles goes up.
...South of the Ohio River and East of I-65...
The rest of the watch area is a going to be mix of rain, freezing
rain, sleet and snow. Some lighter accums are expected, although
still significant. The transition south of the Ohio River should
take place around 7 AM, gradually sliding southeast through the day.
Have gone with 1 to 4 inches of snowfall with a tenth of an inch or
less of ice. The higher totals will be closer to the Ohio River
southern part of the watch. Overall, this area is a bit more low
confidence as to whether an eventual Winter Storm Warning or Winter
Weather Advisory may be needed.
...South Central Kentucky...
This area will see mostly rain through the event, although will
transition late to a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow. Feel
that precipitation intensity will quickly taper as this transition
occurs, especially with the loss of ice crystals as deep moisture
exits.
...Other Notes and Thoughts through Saturday Morning...
Overall, went with the more conservative model data with the p-type
change over. There are more aggressive model solutions with the cold
air and if these pan out, totals in certain areas may go up with
respect to different p-types.
The temperature trend will basically be non-diurnal after Midnight
on Thursday night in this cold advective pattern. Could see a slight
rise in temperatures across the southeast during the day on Friday,
but overall temperatures will fall through the period. Look for
highs on Friday ranging from the upper 20s northwest to the lower
40s southeast. Temperatures will really crash on Saturday night,
especially if skies begin to clear across the northwest and radiate
out with a fresh snowpack. Some of the higher res models are hinting
at this bringing some sub-zero surface temps into our northwest by
dawn on Saturday. Will not go this cold, although cannot completely
rule it out. Look for lows of 10-20 over our northwestern counties.
With 20-30 from central Kentucky down to the Lake Cumberland region.
With the rapidly falling temperatures Sat. Night. Could see any
remaining wet spots or slush on roadways quickly freezing. This
could create travel problems through Saturday even though it will be
dry.
P-type could actually transition back to freezing drizzle on the
back side of the system Friday night as deep moisture exits and we
lose ice crystals. With temperatures rapidly falling at the surface,
more slick spots could develop.
Finally, dont want to lose sight of the overall amount of rain we
are expecting, especially across southeastern portions of the CWA.
Have been considering a Flood Watch for the area, but the amount of
time that the precipitation (2-3 inches) is expected to fall should
be long enough to minimize any flooding impacts. Will continue to
analyze data and watch for a possible upgrade.
Saturday through Wednesday...
...SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF ICING LIKELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...
Active weather pattern is expected to continue across the region as
cold low-level air continues to sink across the region while a broad
southwesterly flow continues aloft. Saturday should be a rather
quiet day weatherwise as high pressure attempts to build into the
region from the northwest. This will bring an influx of drier and
much colder air into the region. Generally stuck close to the raw
multi-model consensus for temperatures as highs will only warm into
the lower-middle 20s across southern Indiana with middle-upper 20s
across northern Kentucky. The warmest region will probably be down
around the Lake Cumberland region with highs topping out in the
lower-middle 30s. It is possible that these temperatures may be a
little on the high side of the spectrum if significant snow/ice
cover occurs with the first weather system in the medium range
period (Thu Night-Friday). Temperatures could easily be 5-10
degrees cooler if we have a decent snow/ice pack.
Next weather system will then start to affect the region late
Saturday night as a potent upper level wave ejects from the western
CONUS trough and rides northeastward around the southeastern ridge
axis. As this wave approaches, we will see a combination of strong
isentropic lift along with frontogenetical lift bringing a round of
moderate to heavy precipitation across the region. Low-level cold
air will already be firmly in place and a strong fetch of warm
mid-level air will overspread the region. This will lead to a
thermal profile conducive for a bout of freezing rain across the
forecast area.
There continues to be a bit of spread within the medium range model
guidance with the overall thermal structure. Comparing the 12Z GFS
and Euro runs, the GFS is a little more aggressive at scouring out
the low-level cold air, while the Euro runs continue to advertise a
colder and deeper cold layer near the surface. The 12Z Canadian is
a bit colder than the Euro, but the GEM has shown a cold bias of
late...so we have to take that into consideration here. Overall,
the models show precipitation initially starting off as a mix of
snow/sleet late Saturday night quickly changing over to freezing
rain as the warm layer aloft moves in. The real challenge here is
how long will we see the freezing rain and how much. For this
forecast, we have leaned closer to the Euro here with regards to the
thermal structure, but used a blend of the GFS and Euro for
precipitation amounts. In general, it appears that we are looking
at the potential for 0.25 to 0.75 inches of freezing rain across the
region. There could be areas that potentially see more than that,
but at this time range, that is simply impossible to pin down where
the heaviest precipitation will fall. Nonetheless, this is a
potentially dangerous situation with the possibility of significant
icing accumulations.
As the warmer air aloft continues to invade on Sunday, we expect a
gradual change over to plain rain from south to north. Depending on
the depth of the low-level air, it is possible that areas along and
north of the I-64 corridor may not reach freezing...thus increasing
the threat of significant icing. The precipitation looks to
diminish late Sunday night as the wave moves off the east and colder
air works in from behind. The colder air looks to change the
precipitation back over to snow before ending...though the column
looks to dry out within the -10 to -20 degree ice crystal layer
suggesting that light freezing drizzle could occur into the day on
Monday.
Drier and colder conditions look likely for Monday night through the
remainder of the period. The main challenge for the Tuesday through
Wednesday period will be temperatures. Some of the models suggest
clearing skies and good radiational cooling that may lead to single
digit and possibly some sub-zero readings. At this time, the
probability of sub-zero readings looks fairly low, but if
significant icing takes place on Sunday, then the probabilities of
those kind of temperatures will increase significantly. For now
have trended the forecast close the AllBlend guidance here which
suggests highs in the teens to the 20s and overnight lows in the
single digits to the teens.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 315 PM EDT Wed Dec 4 2013
A prolonged period of precipitation is forecast this weekend. The
first batch is expected Thursday morning through Friday night. A
stalled front south of Kentucky will allow several waves of
precipitation over the weekend. This first system should dump around
2 to 3 inches of rain across much of central Kentucky. This rain
will cause rises on rivers and streams but since this area is fairly
dry, there should be no flooding of major rivers. However, localized
flooding could still occur.
The second system Saturday night through Sunday could drop an
additional 1 to 2 inches of rain and freezing rain mix over the
saturated ground. This next shot could trigger widespread minor
flooding on parts of the Kentucky, Green, Licking, and Salt basins
with a few locations approaching moderate levels. If so, flooding
will extend into next week.
&&
.AVIATION (06Z TAF Update)...
Updated at 1210 AM EST Thu Dec 5 2013
Modest low-level jet will be bringing in some additional moisture
overnight. So far ceilings have behaved better than forecast, but
with the additional moisture coming in, we should have onset of
showers and lower ceilings at about the same time, an hour or two
before daybreak. A cold front will drift east across the region this
morning, bringing a shift in winds from southwesterly to westerly as
well as lower ceilings. Flow aloft will remain from the southwest
behind the front and another slug of moisture will move in, keeping
rain chances up the rest of the period. Given this moisture, have
gone with IFR conditions by sunset and continuing Thursday night.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...WINTER STORM WATCH from late tonight through Saturday morning
FOR KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061-070.
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH from late tonight through Saturday morning
FOR INZ076>079-083-084-089>092.
&&
Update.........EER
Short Term.....RJS
Long Term......BJS/MJ
Hydrology......CMC
Aviation.......RJSHazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 4:22 PM EST, 11 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 422 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061-070-052130- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN- PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY- MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY- OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY- HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY- NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-LOGAN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG... NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE... LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...RUSSELLVILLE 422 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 /322 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING SOAKING RAINS TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SUNDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVER EAST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE RAIN COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING. ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE PRECIPITATION RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY. PRECIPITATION WILL END LATE FRIDAY EVENING AS LIGHT SNOW. HAZARDOUS ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT FOR MORE INFORMATION. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START OFF AS A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN. A COATING OF ICE IS LIKELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ON FRIDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. KYZ062>067-071>078-081-082-052130- EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY- RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 422 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 /322 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING SOAKING RAINS TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SUNDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE RAIN COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A LIGHT MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS. AT THIS TIME PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE HIGH IMPACTS. HOWEVER...SOME IMPACTS MAY BE POSSIBLE AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY BY SATURDAY MORNING. WET OR SLUSHY ROADWAYS FROM LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET COULD QUICKLY FREEZE AND CREATE SLICK SPOTS. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START OFF AS FREEZING RAIN AND THEN EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO PLAIN RAIN DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. A COATING OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHICH WOULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ON FRIDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. BJS/MJ
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.